Requires health curriculum for public school students in grades kindergarten through 12 to include instruction on mental health.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Aug 2019
Introduced Aug 27, 2018
Signed Aug 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2019 · General Assembly Jun 20, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 40
Mar 14, 2019
D
Democratic27
81% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Aug 9, 2019
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2019, c.222.
executive
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0)
lower
Jun 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (34-0)
upper
Aug 27, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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